folk songs
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Then a Russian folksong is heard, an apparent phone ringtone which went unanswered.
From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026
Before conducting Percy Grainger’s goofy brilliant “Lincolnshire Posy,” Rattle grabbed a microphone and said that the orchestra had asked him to speak to the audience about the suite of eccentric folksong arrangements.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2022
Trained on folksong choruses, Spawn helps her create music that blurs human and nonhuman voices in gorgeous, haunting, and sometimes jarring compositions.
From Slate • Aug. 16, 2019
Flores said she sings the traditional Spanish folksong "La Cucaracha," to while away the hours on the road.
From Fox News • Nov. 1, 2018
He wasn’t paying much attention and just by accident he played the first few notes of an Italian folksong he had heard the night before.
From "The Cricket in Times Square" by George Selden
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